Elaborate Bytes has just released CloneDVD v2.8.1.1 and Virtual Clone Drive v5.1.3.1.

Virtual CloneDrive V5.1.3.1 newly added a "read physical DVD
Structure" command. Also it can now use Layer Break position from
CloneCD images. The added /u command line option enables a user to
unmount an image. And the /d command line option may be used to
specify the drive-number (e.g. VCDMount /d=1 ). By updating
from an older version of Virtual CloneDrive the letter settings for
the virtual drives will be preserved.

Some minor fixes and improvements and some changes in the language
files complete this new version of elby Virtual CloneDrive.

In addition, the company updated the popular CloneDVD software. CloneDVD V2.8.1.1 now supports Windows Vista. Additionally it now
handles better som badly mastered titles. And the new feature
"automatic read retries" (20 times) allows copying of scratched
movies. The user may now choose CD-R in the size selector (previously
there was "Mini DVD" which confused people because of 8cm DVDs were
known as "Mini DVD" as well). The size of Mini DVD has been changed to
1.4 GB (the size of a 8cm DVD-R media). The new version also supports
DVD-R DL writing (earlier versions only supported +R Dual Layer
Discs). A newly implemented workaround solves the problem of causing a
navigation pack error with incorrectly mastered DVDs made with
Pinnacle Studio. Some other changes, enhancements and fixes:

- improved writing to DVD-R media
- no more high CPU use for several minutes when checking for program
update
- CloneDVD V2.8.8.1 now closes connection after automatic update check
- "Filter unreferenced material to improve splitting" has been removed
from the preferences pane. This option is now always enabled
- Sound out of sync problems with incorrectly mastered DVD is fixed
- the problem that quality bar sometimes was invisible with
incorrectly mastered DVDs is fixed
- DVD configuration now reports the correct resolution for NTSC DVDs
In this new V2.8.8.1 brazilian portuguese language has been added. As
usual some changes in language files complete this new version of
CloneDVD2.